The person in critical situation

Projecto que pretende desenvolver investigação centrada na pessoa a vivenciar processos de doença crítica, nas intervenções dirigidas à pessoa em situação crítica, os processos de saúde/doença crítica nos ambientes de cuidados e os processos relacionais entre os alvos de cuidados (doente e família) e os enfermeiros.


People in critical situations require nurses to have a set of knowledge and skills, both general and specialized, in order to optimize well-being and health recovery, as well as minimize the impacts of the disease and possible deficits resulting from it.

In this context, the aim is to develop research centered on the person experiencing critical illness processes, interventions aimed at people in critical situations, health/critical illness processes in care environments and the relational processes between care targets (patient and family ) and nurses.

The general objectives of this project are:
- analyze how the transition processes are experienced by the patient and family in periods of critical situations;
- analyze nurses' interventions aimed at people and families in critical situations;
- analyze health/critical illness processes;
- analyze the care environments for people and families in critical situations;
- analyze the relational processes between care targets (patient and family) and nurses.

  • Unidade de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde: Enfermagem
  • Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra
  • Project Information

    • Start Date

      01/01/2011

    • Completion date

      Em desenvolvimento

    • Thematic line

      Self-care and health-disease

    • Áreas prioritárias
      • Gestão da dor
      • Metodologias de cuidados de enfermagem diferenciados (complexos)
    • Coordination Team
      • Maria Isabel Domingues Fernandes Coord. PI
      • Luís Miguel Nunes de Oliveira Coord.
      • Pedro Miguel Lopes de Sousa Coord.
      • Rui Carlos Negrão Batista Coord.